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A Legacy Of Accomplishments, But Also A Gentle Giant PLAN TO ATTEND! Winter is well known as a season of discontent, the phrase originating with William Shakespeare in Richard III and then the hottest sale this winter the title for the John Steinbeck classic, “The Winter of Our Discontent.” Besides the dark days that winter can bring, it seems they are often accompanied by death. My job includes writing obituaries of our participants, both human and equine, and while I have never tallied these biographies, it certainly seems I have done more of this work while gazing out a window at a gray sky. ONE BIG DAY! Over 400 Entries! My first notable obituary during the dark days of winter is memorable for a couple of reasons. On a sun-filled, spring- February 12, 2018 like day at historic Stoner Creek Farm in Paris, Ky., in Janu - ary 1982, the great pacing progenitor Meadow Skipper had Catalog will be posted when available at died in his paddock, apparently of a heart attack. And now another great has passed on in the days of win - www.bloodedhorse.com ter. On Sunday afternoon, Jan. 14, Somebeachsomewhere was euthanized at Mid-Atlantic Equine Center in Ringoes, N.J., where he had been undergoing chemotherapy treat -

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y A new New Jersey governor— pg. 9 K h p e Somebeachsomewhere Brown optimistic for 2018— pg. 10 s o J “I mean, when cancer is mentioned, you’ve got to be pre - ments for cancer. Somebeachsomewhere had just turned 13 pared for the worst,” said MacGrath in a statement sent out on Jan. 1. on behalf of the Schooner Stable. “I wasn’t expecting it “It’s devastating. It’s a terrible day,” said Brent MacGrath, quite this quickly, but, you know, the last few days haven’t who trained Somebeachsomewhere and shared ownership been good, obviously, so mentally I was a little more pre - of the horse as part of a syndicate that included the six- pared than I was at this time last week. member Schooner Stable of Bible Hill, Nova Scotia. Mac - “For a horse that was so healthy his whole life, it’s just a Grath had purchased Somebeachsomewhere as a yearling shame to see him end up this way.” for just $40,000 from breeder Stephanie Smith-Rothaug. MacGrath said all six of the original owners are animal MacGrath was joined in campaigning the colt by fellow lovers and when Somebeachsomewhere’s health deterio - Maritimers Garry Pye, Stu Rath, Reg Petitpas, Pamela Dean rated to the point that he would soon suffer, they quickly and Jamie Bagnell. “Beach” earned $3.2 million on the track. made the decision to euthanize him. Continues on page 2 ›››› HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 2 of 14 January 19, 2018 www.harnessracing.com “He was going downhill fast, he lost a lot of weight, he REE lost a lot of muscle tone. At the end of it, he was down and F ogram struggling to get up because his balance was off. His white Pr HIS EEK END S Pages T W ’ count was through the roof and it appears as though he be - EATURED ACES came septic,” MacGrath said. “We’ll know a little bit more F R when we get the autopsy.” Friday, January 19 All times listed are local. When Somebeachsomewhere was retired from racing in 7:10p Wdb1 Snowshoe Pace div. Trackmaster PPs the fall of 2008 as one of 7:25p MVR5 F&M Open Pace Trackmaster PPs “If you love horses and the sport’s greats, he settled 7:50p Wdb3 Snowshoe Pace div. Trackmaster PPs you knew Beach, you in for a breeding career at 8:10p Wdb4 Snowshoe Pace div. Trackmaster PPs loved him. He was a Hanover Shoe Farms. His 8:50p Wdb5 Snowshoe Pace div. Trackmaster PPs horse that wanted to resume certainly distin - Click here to download all Friday PPs please people.” guished him from other Saturday, January 20 —Dr. Bridgette Jablonsky horses on the farm, but so 6:50p YR1 Cond. Pace Trackmaster PPs did his personality. He be - 8:45p M7 Preferred Pace Trackmaster PPs came a beloved member of the Hanover Shoe Farms family. Click here to download all Saturday PPs “Not all horses are endearing. If you love horses and you knew Beach, you loved him,” said Dr. Bridgette Jablonsky, Sunday, January 21 farm manager at Hanover, who worked with Somebeach - 11:30a YR1 Open Trot Trackmaster PPs somewhere for nine years. “He was a horse that wanted to Click here to download all Sunday PPs please people. He was classy, but humble. If a horse could Visit www .trackmaster .com be humble, that was Beach. He was just a kind, happy horse. and subscribe to download He loved it when you scratched him on the side of his head. full cards from your favorite tracks! He could stand there for 30 minutes if you’d do that.” Although Hanover’s stallions spend most of their hours turned out in paddocks, where they can live naturally, the HarnessRacing Weekend Preview farm staff learned the stallion was a gentle giant with a Kathy Parker Heather Kemper huge appetite. kparker @harnessracing .com hkemper@ harnessracing .com Editor / General Manager Editorial Production “I spent the first eight years Lynne Myers Vanessa Flannery vflannery@ harnessracing .com of his life at Hanover trying to lmyers @harnessracing .com Accounting & Circulation keep weight off him, yet be - Advertising Manager cause of the cancer he was Gordon Waterstone losing weight,” said Dr. gwaterstone @harnessracing .com For mail sent via U.S. Postal Service, Associate Editor either P.O. Box 8480, Jablonsky wistfully. “Early we Lexington, KY 40533, bought an exercise machine Suzanne Starbuck or 1910 Harrodsburg Rd., Suite 200, Lexington, KY 40503. (859) 276-4026 for him and he was on it 45 sstarbuck@ harnessracing .com Production Manager minutes a day because he would gain weight on a very © Copyright Horseman Publishing Company . Dr. Jablonsky with Somebeach- small amount of feed. If you A product of Horseman Publishing Company , publishers of the website www .harnessracing .com and The Horseman And Fair World magazine . somewhere in December at put two flakes of hay in the Mid-Atlantic Equine. This newspaper may not be reproduced in any form or by any means , stall and walked away and electronic or mechanical , without prior written permission . then turned back around, they would be gone.” To sign up for the Weekend Preview please visit Last December, when Dr. Jablonsky flew to Mid-Atlantic www.harnessracing.com/members_sign_up.php with Hanover’s Jim Simpson and Patti Murphy (Hanover’s assistant farm manager) for a quick visit with “Beach,” she took him his favorite treat. son got underway, he was again schooled in mounting the “He loved carrots, the ones with the greens still on top of phantom, but was reluctant. them,” shared Dr. Jablonsky. “He ate them so quickly I felt One day Dr. Jablonsky was not in the breeding shed, but the guilty because I only brought one bunch.” training continued. She recounted that the staff “put the AV The Hanover staff had more human contact with Beach (artificial vagina) on him and had him standing next to the during the breeding season, and that interaction brought phantom. Then he laid himself down very gently and ejacu - further insights into his personality. Dr. Jablonsky recalled lated in the AV. Horses don’t do that. It was so unexpected.” that when he was initially unwilling to mount a phantom The following week Somebeachsomewhere had things fig - mare for breeding, she decided to collect him off of a mare ured out and was breeding on the phantom. But Beach was his first year at stud. Before Beach’s second breeding sea - still showing his unique personality. Continues on page 3 ›››› HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 3 of 14 January 19, 2018 www.harnessracing.com

“Sometimes he was a little picky about the (tease) mare,” said Dr. Jablonsky. “Some stallions do have a little more of a preference, but you “...you could not coax could not coax him into him into breeding if he breeding if he didn’t like didn’t like the mare.” the mare. Some days —Dr. Bridgette Jablonsky he’d go through five or six mares. And there were some mares that he loved.” When Somebeachsomewhere was being bred by jumping a tease mare in his first season, he developed an affinity for one particular mare. At first glance, Beach’s fondness for the mare was confounding. She was in her 20s, was blind, and had Cushing’s disease, which causes horses to have a long, unruly coat of hair. “I think the reason he loved this old lady with all this hair is because the ideal jump mare stands still for the stallion, and I think he mounted her so many times before he learned how to mount the phantom that he remembered her,” explained Dr. Jablonsky. Last March, Somebeachsomewhere was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease. While cancer was ruled out at the time, the horse had to be treated with steroids to keep the inflammation in check. “He responded well to the steroids, and he was still happy and eating well,” said Dr. Jablonsky. “Even though he knew I was coming into his stall with medicine, he never pinned his ears.” There is one more crop of Somebeachsomewhere foals to be born, but his accomplishments as a sire, from the stand - point of being both a money-winnings leader and progeni - tor of champions, may never be topped. “I think he’s a one-in-a-generation stallion. From my per - spective, he produced a tremendous physical specimen,” of - fered Dr. Jablonsky when asked about Beach’s greatest foals of racing age, Somebeachsomewhere’s broodmare influence on the pacing breed. “It was so easy to sell his sire credits include 2017 Dan Patch 2-year-old filly champion yearlings because he produced a physically imposing indi - Youaremycandygirl. vidual. His off - “Not too many get the privilege to be involved with a horse spring matured like him, one of the greatest horses to ever step foot on the so quickly and track, or in the breeding shed,” said Dr. Jablonsky. “For those were so powerful of us at the farm, he was just a great horse, period. at two and three. “We appreciate all the condolences,” she added. “I wasn’t It was like having the only one at the farm who loved Beach. Dr. Paige Miller a i helped with his treatments and daily physical exams, and d a college kid e M

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N Somebeach - Not unexpectedly, Somebeachsomewhere also made “Beach” showed his friendly nature during his somewhere so friends at Mid-Atlantic. racing career. far has sired 10 “They loved him there, and when the decision was made million-dollar winners and another three with earnings of to put him to sleep, all of the vet techs came in to be with more than $971,000, among them the top stakes winners the horse,” shared Dr. Jablonsky. Captaintreacherous, Pure Country, Downbytheseaside, The cremated remains of Somebeachsomewhere were re- Huntsville and Somwherovrarainbow. turned to Hanover Shoe Farms, where they will be buried in the Hanover Shoe Farms presently has 13 daughters of Some - farm’s equine cemetery, right behind Western Hanover and beachsomewhere in its broodmare band. So far, from 21 across from Albatross.—By Kathy Parker

HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 5 of 14 January 19, 2018 www.harnessracing.com “I certainly didn’t realize what he was going to turn out to A Year On The Road With be, but there were a lot of people jumping on the band - The Horse Of A Lifetime wagon quick and never got off,” he said. “What a feeling.” Brent MacGrath and his wife, Rhonda, traveled with MacGrath said Beach’s personality was unique and un - Somebeachsomewhere his entire racing career. When Mac - matched. Grath took over the training in 2008, he and his wife spent “The best part of his personality was that he was so pre - eight months on the road with the colt. dictable and so kind. He was a gentleman in every way,” said MacGrath. “Never, never would he squeal or holler or make a fuss when you put him in a strange barn. He went in and was so professional. “I remember going into the detention barns and a lot of the horses looked like they would rather be someplace else, but Beach almost treated it like a sleepover. When you came in the morning you would wonder if the rest of them had laid down and in a strange environment that’s not uncom - mon that they don’t, but he’d be covered in shavings and it looked like he’d slept all night by the looks of things. And when you would put him in the trailer he would run up the ramp and go right in. “At the time you don’t think much of it, but when you think back what he did and what he accomplished, and the way he did it and the class he handled himself with, it was im - pressive.” MacGrath said that while Somebeachsomewhere certainly was a financial plus, the horse brought him so much more. “People said he changed my life financially, but we were doing very well before Beach came along and our busi - nesses were all doing well. But that’s not to say he didn’t contribute financially. But the people he introduced us to was more how he changed our life. I’ve been getting calls of condolences from all over the world and that’s nice.”— By

Brent MacGrath was on the road with Somebeachsomewhere during the Gordon Waterstone colt’s 3-year-old racing campaign.

“I’d go home for a day or two for his 2-year-old year but never went home at all his 3-year-old year,” MacGrath re - membered. “We left in April and came back in December.” MacGrath said the reception Beach received at every race - track was overwhelming. “It was unbelievable, the receptions we would get where ever we would go,” he said. “The horsemen would bend over backwards to accommodate him. At his home track in Truro, when he was training there, whatever needed to be done to make it better for Beach, that’s what they did. The o t o

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Nominations close Thursday, February 15, 2018. Eligibility determined through and including December 31, 2017. Event 50 – Pace – Horse & Geldings Event 51 – Pace – Fillies & Mares “WHA TA BARON” “BURNING POINT” N/W of 6 Extended P.M. Races Lifetime N/W of 6 Extended P.M. Races Lifetime or N/W of $125,000 in 2017 or N/W of $125,000 in 2017 Leg 1: Saturday, April 7 $ 15,000 Leg 1: Saturday, April 7 $ 15,000 Leg 2: Saturday, April 14 $ 17,500 Leg 2: Saturday, April 14 $ 17,500 Final: Saturday, April 21 $ 50,000e Final: Saturday, April 21 $ 50,000e ($ 40,000a) ($ 40,000a) Nominating Fee $500 Nominating Fee $500

Event 52 – Trot “SHIA WAY ST PA T” N/W of 6 (F&M 8) Extended P.M. Races Lifetime or N/W of $125,000 (F&M $150,000) in 2017 Leg 1: Friday, April 6 $ 15,000 Leg 2: Friday, April 13 $ 17,500 Final: Friday, April 20 $ 50,000e ($ 40,000a) Nominating Fee $500

Nominations close Thursday, March 15, 2018. Eligibility determined through and including March 15, 2018.

Event 53 – Pace – 3YO Colts & Geldings Event 54 – Pace – 3YO Fillies “ESCORT ” “RAINBOW BLUE” N/W of 2 Extended P.M. Races Lifetime N/W of 2 Extended P.M. Races Lifetime or $25,000 Lifetime W/O $75,000 or $25,000 Lifetime W/O $75,000 Lifetime Ineligible Lifetime Ineligible (S tate Br ed W ins f or $ 10 ,000 or L es s Firs t Mone y No t C onsider ed on W ins ) (S tate Br ed W ins f or $ 10 ,000 or L es s Firs t Mone y No t C onsider ed on W ins ) Leg 1: Saturday, May 12 ...... $ 12,500 Leg 1: Saturday, May 12 ...... $ 12,500 Leg 2: Saturday, May 19 ...... $ 12,500 Leg 2: Saturday, May 19 ...... $ 12,500 Final: Saturday, May 26 ...... $ 45,000e Final: Saturday, May 26 ...... $ 45,000e ($ 30,000a) ($ 30,000a) Nominating Fee $500 Nominating Fee $500

Event 55 – Trot – 3YO Colts & Geldings Event 56 – Trot – 3YO Fillies “MUSCLE HILL” “BRO ADWAY SCHOONER” N/W of 2 Extended P.M. Races Lifetime or N/W of 2 Extended P.M. Races Lifetime or $25,000 Lifetime W/O $75,000 Lifetime Ineligible $25,000 Lifetime W/O $75,000 Lifetime Ineligible (S tate Br ed W ins f or $ 10 ,000 or L es s Firs t Mone y No t C onsider ed on W ins ) (S tate Br ed W ins f or $ 10 ,000 or L es s Firs t Mone y No t C onsider ed on W ins ) Leg 1: Friday, May 11 ...... $ 12,500 Leg 1: Friday, May 11 ...... $ 12,500 Leg 2: Friday, May 18 ...... $ 12,500 Leg 2: Friday, May 18 ...... $ 12,500 Final: Saturday, May 26 ...... $ 45,000e Final: Saturday, May 26 ...... $ 45,000e ($ 30,000a) ($ 30,000a) Nominating Fee $500 Nominating Fee $500

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Foiled Again Eyes Win 100 100 Career-Win Club (since 1976) With U.S. Trotting Association (USTA) rules mandating the Horse Years Active Starts Wins Earnings retirement of horses upon the conclusion of their 14-year- Niffit 1977-1989 422 137 $30,617 old year, Foiled Again is in his final season of racing. Al - Heisman 1978-1989 333 134 298,810 ready the sport’s all-time richest horse with $7,568,478 in Wil Lor Gary 1976-1984 226 127 122,292 earnings, Foiled Again is now poised to join an exclusive Bestdealintown 1989-2000 199 126 57,650 club that only 20 other horses over the past 40 years are Breeze On J 1984-1994 252 123 20,656 members of: The 100-win career club. Tattler’s Jet 2000-2012 462 120 326,429 Foiled Again can reach 100 wins on Saturday night at Worthy Gift 1983-1992 411 115 95,143 Yonkers, starting from post 7 in a $20,000 conditioned pace, Rapunzel’s Star 1985-1999 455 114 411,195 the same class he scored victory 99 in last weekend at the half-mile oval. Kicking off 2018 with a bang, Foiled Again led Rambling Willie 1976-1983 258 111 2,038,219 at every call for driver George Brennan to win in 1:55.2. Mannart Tornado 1981-1993 400 110 455,914 It was the 17th time Brennan had driven Foiled Again over Good Bye Baron 1976-1982 215 110 29,490 a 304-start career, with his overall slate at three wins, three Whata Terror 2000-2010 314 108 207,160 seconds and three thirds and $70,600 in earnings. Brennan Crafty Sailor 1997-2007 330 107 133,227 drove Foiled Again in three starts back in 2007 for original Columbia Luke 1977-1989 380 107 74,216 trainer Herman Heitmann before the son of Dragon Again Pilgrim’s Fiery 1993-2005 381 106 1,182,698 was purchased in 2008 by current owners Burke Racing Sta - Lindsay N 1978-1986 105 77 55,459 ble, Weaver Bruscemi LLC and JJK Stables. Jerry’s Cadet 1994-2006 279 104 822,990 Foiled Again has been driven by 33 different drivers, 15 of Mr. Charm 1992-2004 339 102 790,661 whom won at least one race. Yannick Gingras has been the Bingham 1997-2007 330 102 308,167 primary driver, with his 184 starts resulting in 62 wins. It’s a Stacey’s Echo 1987-1998 603 100 45,751 long distance to runner-up Matt Kakaley, who has driven Foiled Again to seven wins in 16 starts. Co-owner Mark Weaver said while 100 wins is nice, it was - n’t a priority. “I guess you could say 100 was a goal, just because of the significance of the number,” said Weaver, “but I wouldn’t say that’s what we’ve been racing him to achieve, it’s an - other one of his accomplishments. I don’t think once he gets to 100, Ronnie (Burke) is going to say, ‘OK, he’s had o enough.’ It’s not like he’s been targeting just for that number.” t o h P

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CHHA • 157 North Main St • Salem, NH 03079 • 603-898-1927 • www.chha.net HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 9 of 14 January 19, 2018 www.harnessracing.com Burn Out Hanover’s current win streak began on Dec. 7 at Burn Out Hanover Sizzling Into Woodbine where he won by 3 ¼ lengths in 1:53.1. Back out Snowshoe Series three weeks later on Dec. 26, Burn Out Hanover romped by The Snowshoe Pacing Series for 3- and 4-year-old pacers 7 ¾ lengths in 1:56.1 on a bitterly-cold afternoon. Last time gets underway on Friday night at Woodbine, with the 33 en - out on Jan. 11, Burn Out Hanover had post 1, settled early for Jamieson, before moving to the front just past the quar - ter and leading the rest of the way to score by three-quar - ters of a length in 1:55.4. Despite the front-end efforts, Darling believes Burn Out Hanover races best from behind. “Early he really didn’t like it on top,” he said. “I think he will be much better coming off the pace but it’s just been the way Jody has been racing him. I think he will be much o t o h

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w “We’ll see how he does,” said Darling. “He’s going to need e Burn Out Hanover N a little bit of a breather somewhere along the line. He is a Burn Out Hanover has won three straight, including this 7 ¾-length romp on June foal so I took my time and didn’t start with him until Dec. 26 at Woodbine with Jody Jamieson driving. later, but he’s been going steady. It will be a week-by-week tries divided into four $17,000 divisions. After a second leg thing.”— By Gordon Waterstone on Jan. 26, the top 10 earners will advance to the final on Feb. 2. Riding a three-race win streak into the Snowshoe Series is Burn Out Hanover, a 3-year-old son of Well Said out of the 2006 Older Pacing Mare of the Year Burning Point. Burn Out Hanover will start from Harness Racing At Governor’s Inauguration the outside post 8 in the “Eventually he settled second division (Race 3) down and he’s turned with Jody Jamieson driving. into a nice horse.” Purchased as a yearling —Jack Darling by Jack Darling for $15,000, Burn Out Hanover has an overall slate of 15-6-3-1 and earnings of $55,310(C). While the series conditions in - clude “non-winner of $30,000 lifetime as of Oct. 31, 2017,” Burn Out Hanover was short of that level at time of closing. After two baby-race wins at Mohawk last July, Burn Out Hanover came out of the box on fire, winning three straight conditioned events (including a career-best 1:52.4 effort) until finishing second on Sept. 5 at Mohawk. Darling then entered Burn Out Hanover in the Metro, where he finished ninth as a 9-2 choice on the toteboard. “He looked pretty good going in there but that night in the paddock, he just went berserk,” remembered Darling. “He was bouncing around all night and I couldn’t get him settled down, and when he went onto the track it was the same On Tuesday, Jan. 16, the Standardbred Breeders and Own - thing. So we didn’t get a good effort out of him.” He was ers Association of New Jersey (SBOA) and its political ac - like that for the next couple times in the paddock.” tion committee, TrotPAC, were represented at New Jersey Darling said while Burn Out Hanover settled a bit on the Governor Phil Murphy's inaugural ball at MetLife Stadium track for his next few starts, he remained a handful in the in the Meadowlands. paddock. After three straight fourth-place finishes and a sec - Joining Governor Murphy (center, with his wife) were ond, the colt Burn Out Hanover became the gelding Burn (from left) SBOA director Mike Gulotta (with his wife, Made - Out Hanover. line), Jason Settlemoir of the Meadowlands, and SBOA di - “We gelded him, but it seemed to be a maturity thing,” rector Bob Boni. Fellow guests included the governor’s staff, said Darling. “Eventually he settled down and he’s turned state legislators, local and county elected officials, lawyers, into a nice horse.” business leaders and public policy advocates. HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 10 of 14 January 19, 2018 www.harnessracing.com "What I'm most proud of my whole career is my percent - Brian Brown Optimistic For 2018 age," Brown said. "It stays above .300 most of the time. I think Not often does a trainer work with two horses in the same if you're batting .300 you're doing pretty good. To me, that division that both earn a million dollars, but such was the means we're still winning races where we have to race. To case last year for Brian Brown. In fact, Brown became the me, that's the biggest barometer of how well you're doing. first trainer in 13 years to accomplish the feat with two 3- "Of course, this is a business and the money is the most year-old male pacers, Downbytheseaside and Fear The important thing," he continued, adding with a laugh, "If I Dragon. had a .200 average and made $10 million instead of $5.7 Those two stars are gone this year, off to perform stallion million, well, I'm sure I'm going to be just as happy." (Ken duties, but Brown is optimistic about his stable's chances of Weingartner/USTA) enjoying another strong campaign in 2018. Brown set ca - reer highs in wins with 151 and purses with $5.79 million last year and was named Trainer of the Year by the U.S. Har - Ric Flair To Appear At Dan Patch ness Writers Association. His earnings were fourth best in Awards Dinner North America despite having fewer starts than any trainer Last year it was “Elvis” who greeted the attendees at the in the top 16. U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) annual Dan Now, the 53-year-old Ohio resident turns his attention to Patch awards dinner in Las Vegas, and this year on Sunday 2018. night, Feb. 25, it will be retired professional wrestler Ric "The scary part is replacing Seaside and Dragon," Brown “The Nature Boy” Flair who will welcome everyone at the said. "I've got Blazin Britches coming back and I've got Rosen Shingle Creek some 3 year olds that I think have promise. I don't expect resort in Orlando, Fla. them to be Seaside or Dragon, but I think they could be nice Flair, who will be at - horses that could go out and earn $300,000 or $400,000 tending the dinner as a possibly. guest of one of the "My 2 year olds, I've got so many that I can't tell you that a honorees, is a 16-time particular horse stands out, but I've got a bunch that I really world champion over a like right now. So we have a lot of optimism for this year. I career that spanned 40 just don't have those two horses that I know are coming years and is considered back that should make it a great year." by many to be the Downbytheseaside won the Dan Patch Award as the greatest professional sport's best 3-year-old male pacer and was joined as a Dan wrestler of all time. He Patch Award winner by the Brown-trained Blazin Britches, is a two-time inductee into the World Wrestling Entertain - who captured 11 of 15 races and was named the top 3-year- ment Hall of Fame, first inducted in 2008 for his wrestling old female pacer. Brown was the first trainer to hit that dou - career and four years later as a member—ironically—of The ble since 1995 when Joe Holloway did it with Jenna's Beach Four Horsemen, a professional wrestling stable in the Na - Boy and She's A Great Lady. tional Wrestling Alliance and later World Championship Brown will spend the winter in Florida getting his stable Wrestling. ready for this year's campaign. He has 113 horses there, Flair will meet and greet the attendees on the Dan Patch with 75 being 2 year olds. Brown hopes 3-year-old male Awards Red Carpet. The one-hour reception begins at 6 p.m. pacer Done Well can do well to help fill the void left by and will be followed by the awards ceremony and dinner Downbytheseaside and Fear The Dragon. Last year, Done beginning at 7 p.m. The Red Carpet hour will be broadcast Well was 4-for-4 on the Pennsylvania-restricted stakes cir - live on the Facebook pages of well-known harness names cuit before being sidelined by a cannon bone fracture. Heather Vitale and Heather Wilder. The two Heathers will "I think he is the caliber of those horses," Brown said, re - roam the Red Carpet area and interview several of the ferring to Downbytheseaside and Fear The Dragon. "The award winners and attendees. problem is that he didn't go a whole year to be able to In addition, the awards ceremony, hosted by Roger Huston prove he's that good. and Jason Settlemoir, will be then broadcast live on the "But I think he's a good horse. He has to stay sound, the USHWA Facebook page, with viewing available the follow - same as everybody else. Where his crack was, in the cannon ing day on the U.S. Trotting Association website www.us - bone, once it heals up we should be in great shape. It's not trotting.com and its Youtube page. in a joint so I don't have to worry about calcium buildup or Information about the banquet and the entire week, which wear and tear on that joint." will also contain the annual meetings of USHWA, can be Brown, in addition to his career highs in wins and purses found at www.ushwa.net, including links for making hotel last year, had a career-best .402 trainer's rating and has reservations at special rates; banquet tickets; and congratula - posted 10 consecutive years better than .300. tory or acknowledgment ads in the keepsake souvenir journal.

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impossible he would go to Sweden. When he won the Ken - Miso Fast Brings $250,000 To Top Tattersalls tucky Futurity, he showed a lot. Hopefully we can do good Ed Telle arrived at Monday’s (Jan. 15) Tattersalls January with him." Select Mixed Sale at the Meadowlands Racetrack with the Inverse Hanover was purchased by Tom Pollack. She has intention of buying one horse, Miso Fast. Several hours won five of 20 career races and earned $136,560. Her wins later, Telle accomplished his goal. include a division of the Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and she Telle purchased the 4-year-old pacing stallion for $250,000, finished 2017 by beating a field that included older horses which was the day’s top price. Formerly trained by Ron at the Meadowlands. Burke, Miso Fast has won seven of 36 career races and The 4-year-old mare, formerly trained by Richard "Nifty" earned $647,938. Norman, will be sent to Indiana with trainer Jeff Cullipher. Miso Fast’s victories include five divisions of the New York "I’ve always done pretty well racing mares," Pollack said. "I Sire Stakes and an elimination of the Max C. Hempt Memo - just liked she’s got a big motor and a high turn of speed. She rial. He was second in the 2016 New York Sire Stakes cham - went a big trip against older horses, which I like to see that. pionship as well as the 2017 Empire Breeders Classic. He "She looks like a big-track horse. She will race a lot at also was second in a division of the Tattersalls Pace last year. Hoosier Park with Jeff Cullipher. I thought she would be a "He’s a gorgeous horse and he’s going to make a nice race - good fit out there. We’ll stake her where she may fit." horse for the next four or five years," Telle said. "I came here In 2016, Pollack purchased female pacer Medusa for to buy him. I’m going to send him to Florida for a couple of $65,000 at the Tattersalls January Select Mixed Sale. She months to get him ready and then bring him back up. He’ll has won nearly $450,000 since then. go to Ohio and Pennsylvania and then he’ll come out east. "We’re willing to spend," Pollack said. "You have to some - "He’s just so consistent. "He’s a gorgeous times to get good horses. Hopefully this will fall into that Maybe as a 4 year old he’ll horse and he’s going category." (Ken Weingartner/USTA) get a little stronger and be a to make a nice race - little better." horse for the next Sign Up For Saturday’s Handicapping Telle, who lives in Ohio and four or five years.” bought Miso Fast for his Qualifier At Big M —Ed Telle about Miso Fast Winchester Baye Acres, en - Two more spots are up for grabs this Saturday in Mead - joyed success last year with female pacer Safe From Terror. owlands Racing & Entertainment's $200 January Qualifier. The mare, purchased for $210,000 during the mixed sale The qualifier has a $200 total fee ($100 entry plus a $100 portion of the 2015 Standardbred Horse Sale, won 22 of 36 real-money bankroll). The format requires players to bet a races last season and earned $239,630. Her 22 victories tied minimum of $10 Win wagers on 10 Meadowlands races. for the most in North America. Players can wager on more than 10 races if they so desire. Other successes for Telle included campaigning 2011 Little Players can register on-site Saturday up until 7:15 pm. Brown Jug winner Big Bad John, who earned $1 million in DerbyWars.com is hosting an online WHHC Qualifier with his career. the winner gaining one $1,000 Final seat. Details can be "If you’re going to be in this industry, why not buy the best found at https://www.derbywars.com/tournaments/list/whhc if you can afford it," Telle said. "Luckily for me, I’ve had a few The remaining Meadowlands contest schedule is as follows: good years. · Saturday, Feb. 17 - $400 contest with top 4 finishers win - "I think if you buy good quality horses, I give them to good ning WHHC Final seats trainers, and we do well." · Saturday, March 10 - $200 contest with top 2 finishers Miso Fast was among six racehorses to sell for at least winning WHHC Final seats $130,000 on Monday. Next on the list was Kentucky Futurity · Saturday, April 7 - $100 Last Chance contest with top 2 champion Snowstorm Hanover at $180,000, followed by fe - finishers winning WHHC Final seats male pacer Inverse Hanover at $155,000 and male pacer Art Buffalo Raceway is hosting a WHHC Qualifier on Saturday, Scene at $150,000. March 24. Tioga Downs has set qualifiers for March 3 and 17 Male trotter New Jersey Viking, at $140,000, and male and Vernon Downs has qualifiers on March 10 and 24 with pacer Ocean Colony, at $130,000, completed the group of four people in total qualifying for the WHHC presented by six-figure sellers. DerbyWars.com Final. Additional qualifiers from partner Snowstorm Hanover, another horse formerly trained by outlets will be announced in the coming weeks. Burke, was purchased by trainer Marcus Melander as agent The World Harness Handicapping Championship pre - for overseas buyers. The 4-year-old stallion has won eight of sented by DerbyWars.com Final is scheduled for Saturday, 36 career races and earned $658,761. April 28, at Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment and has a "He’s a nice horse," Melander said. "He won the Kentucky guaranteed prize pool of $75,000. Futurity and he was good as a 2-year-old, as well. We’ll see For more information on how to become a WHHC partner what we can do with him. outlet or sponsor, contact Rachel Ryan, Meadowlands Rac - "We’ll bring him home and see what’s happening. They ing & Entertainment ([email protected]) or have a good program (in Europe) for 4-year-olds, so it’s not (201) 842-5015. (Meadowlands) HarnessRacing Weekend Preview, 13 of 14 January 19, 2018 www.harnessracing.com the Schooner Stable, Paul MacDonell and all of those at Letter to the Editor Hanover Shoe Farms. Rooting for SBSW was made bet - Devastating, tragic, sickening. There is no word that ter because his ownership group and Mr. MacDonell can describe my feelings when I saw the news of SBSW were the "little guys." passing away Sunday. I can't go a minute without this In my opinion, not since the arrival of Meadow Skip - horror coming to mind. per has a stallion had such a large impact. The high per - I have followed SBSW since he was a 2 year old and centage of SBSW foals racing, the high percentage with watched every race I could via simulcast and kept up fast speed records and leading money winnings are far with his career at Hanover. I went to Hanover the first ahead of the rest of the field. His loss will be immediate weekend in November to see SBSW but was told he to Hanover and any who were hoping to breed to him was in New Jersey having surgery for a displaced colon this year. His loss to harness racing is immeasurable. and at that time that is probably all that was known My condolences to Mr MacGrath, the Schooner Stable, about his condition. Unfortunately for all, his condition Mr. MacDonell, Hanover Shoe Farms and their family of quickly changed. dedicated employees and to all harness racing fans. As bad as I feel about his passing, I know it cannot be Jim West anything compared to the feelings of Brent MacGrath, Breedings Needed

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Haverstick’s Big M return brings fond County Kay Sue, dam of CR Kay Suzie, dies memories Hall of Fame broodmare Country Kay Sue, the dam of Iron Mine Bucky and trainer Greg Haverstick return to the 1995 Horse of the Year CR Kay Suzie, died Monday (Jan. 15) Meadowlands Racetrack on Friday for the eighth time since in Ocala, Fla., owner Rod Allen said today. She was 32. more appearing there in the 2016 Hambletonian Stakes, but the trip never gets old. Haverstick relives Hambletonian Day every time he goes back. more Briggs sweeps Herveys; Waterstone runner-up Doolin to receive Davies Humanitarian Dave Briggs swept the writing categories in the 2017 John Award Hervey Awards competition, capturing the feature division Anne Doolin, whose compassion for animals and people with a story written for Hoof Beats magazine and the in peril has moved her to rescue and foster thousands of news/commentary division with a story written for Harness pets and provide meals and services for so many in need, Racing Update, the U.S. Harness Writers Association an - has been named the 2017 January Davies Humanitarian nounced Monday. more Award winner presented by the U.S. Harness Writers Asso - ciation. more Rood & Riddle to host cocktails, Big M the place to bet multi-race conversation While wagering in general remained strong at the Mead - Rood & Riddle is excited to host Cocktails & Conversations owlands last weekend (Jan. 12-13), players were especially at one of Wellington’s premier private country clubs, The fired up when it came time to play the track’s popular Pick 4 Wanderers Club. The event will be held on Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. and Pick 5 wagers. more with an array of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres being served. Cocktails & Conversations, which is a change of venue and Glidemaster moving to Winbak of Delaware time for a previously scheduled Lunch and Learn event, will Winbak Farm is proud to announce that world champion feature five distinguished veterinary specialists from Rood racehorse and sire Glidemaster is being relocated to Win - & Riddle Equine Hospital to chat with guests about various bak Farm of Delaware. more topics concerning equine veterinary medicine. more 2018 BREEDERS BOOK STALLION DIRECTORY Single copies (including postage & handling) are available U.S. $30.00 • Canada $45.00 • Foreign $50.00 U.S. FUNDS ONLY ! Or subscribe 1 YEAR ION: SUBSCRIPT Includes Click here to 58.00 (U.S.) - $ Book the Breeders ctory order now! Stallion Dire